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Firm-based investigation into business project failure
and developing business project management domain
using unified modelling language
Siaw Ming Wong
To cite this version:
Siaw Ming Wong. Firm-based investigation into business project failure and developing business
project management domain using unified modelling language.
Other [cs.OH]. Université de La
Rochelle, 2010. English. �NNT : 2010LAROS303�. �tel-00556609�
APPENDIX C
SUMMARY COMPARISON BETWEEN MAJOR
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Appendix C - Summary comparison between major international project management professional bodies
Name Year
established / Current HQ
No of members Standards, Framework Certification Programme Characteristics of standards
& Framework Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) 1965 / USA 6,500 members
over 84 countries • 21 Professional Practice Guideline (PPG) • Total Cost Management (TCM)
Framework (2006)
• Certified Cost Consultant (CCC) • Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) • Certified Cost Technician (CCT) • Certified Forensic Claims Consultant
(CFCC)
• Certified Estimating Processional (CEP)
• Earned Value Professional (EVP) certification
• Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)
Focus is on cost engineering
International Project Management Association (IPMA) 1967 / Netherland 40,000 across 40 countries but limited presence in America & Asia
IPMA Competency Baseline (ICB) • Certified Project Director
• Certified Senior Project Manager • Certified Project Manager • Certified Project Management
Associate
Balanced profile for project manager covering (a) Technical competency, (b) Behavioural competency (c) Contextual competency Project Management Institute (PMI) 1969 / USA 420,000 members
over 70 countries • 11 global standards, anchored standards are: • Project management body of
knowledge (PMBOK) • The standard for program
management
• The standard for portfolio management
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Program Management Professional (PgMP)
• PMI Risk Management Performance (PMI-RMP)
Standards cover wide range of themes namely project, program, people,
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Name Year
established / Current HQ
No of members Standards, Framework Certification Programme Characteristics of standards
& Framework • Project management competency
development framework (PMCD) • Organization project management
maturity model (OPM)
• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) International Association of Project & Program Management (IAPPM) 2003 / USA
Has local IAPPM chapters
worldwide
CPPMBoK (draft) Certified Project Professional (CPP)
Certified Project Director (CPD) Certified Internal Project Auditor (CIPA)
Note : online certification based on experience and eligibly criteria
• Addresses inadequacies of practical project and program management advices
• Targets at all stakeholders rather than just the project manager Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) 1999 / Australia National standard agencies, industry organization and academic institutions only
• A Framework for Performance Based Competency Standards for Global Level 1 and 2 Project Managers
• A Framework for Performance Based Competency Standards for Program Managers (work in progress)
Not offered Aimed at developing a
standard which is (a) independent of any proprietary standards; (b) supports globally recognised and transferable
